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3 Responses to Forced partiotism

Schools are now threatening to penalize students for various protest gestures including kneeling for the national anthem.

These schools are diverse –
Three Catholic high schools on Long Island in the Diocese of Rockville Centre
Parkway High School in Bossier City, La.

Penalties range from “severe disciplinary action” to “loss of playing time and/or participation” in sports.

The Supreme Court has ruled on this issue several times. In 1943, the Court ruled that public school students could not be forced to salute the American flag or recite the Pledge of Allegiance if it conflicted with their religious beliefs. The Supreme Court also touched on students’ right to peaceful protest during public school hours in 1969, when it ruled in favor of students who wanted to wear black armbands to protest the Vietnam War.

I myself am disturbed by the misdirection that is occurring as we follow the latest shiny object.
We are now discussing the right of people to lawfully protest, which was determined decades ago and reaffirmed periodically while ignoring the elephant in the room.

The original issue was a protest about the injustice done to our black citizens. Which no one wants to talk about. Trump’s misdirection was successful. As always.

This controversy serves as a wedge issue–while Americans are evenly divided, Republicans overwhelmingly favor repression while Democrats oppose it. I am proud of my alma mater, Jackson, MI HS as well as Auburn HS in Rockford, IL where family members graduated.